Danish Prog quintet Advocacy premieres new single The Tide
Danish Prog Metal quintet Advocacy unveil their powerful new single “The Tide“, the second track taken from their highly-anticipated, still-to-be-announced upcoming second album. Where the first single “This Night” captured the moment hope begins to collapse, “The Tide” explores what comes after – the struggle to either surrender to crisis or confront it.
The band comments:
“The Tide” is about the moment where you realize you cannot return to who you were. You can either let the crisis consume you, or confront it and become part of the force that carries you forward.”
More melodic and melancholic than its predecessor, the track slowly builds like a rising current before transforming resignation into resolve. The listener is left with a choice: drown in the flood, or rise and become the tide itself.
Produced by Frederik Uglebjerg (Svartsot, Trold), the single expands the emotional scope of the forthcoming album and continues its narrative of inner conflict, responsibility, and transformation. Check out the single and its official video right here, along with a short interview shedding further light upon its creation:
Coming out of your debut album, “The Path Of Decoherence”, and into the new material composition, was there anything you decided beforehand you wanted to do in the new album? Some kind of definition of a direction?
The first thing we agreed on after The Path Of Decoherence was honestly just: make the process healthier. During the debut we were still changing songs while recording, which became stressful for everyone. So this time we decided to take demoing and pre-production seriously before entering the studio.That also became necessary because the last year we’ve had a drummer living abroad for long periods, meaning we couldn’t just meet every week and fix things in the rehearsal room. We had to write more deliberately and accept limitations — which actually improved the songs.Composition-wise, we also feel we’re taking things a step further. Advocacy is rooted in 00s progressive and technical metal, but we’ve always drawn inspiration from both newer trends and older, more classic metal traditions. On the upcoming album that contrast becomes clearer. We embrace more atmospheric and melodic elements, while at the same time amplifying the heavier side — seven-string guitars, darker textures, and subtle touches of black and melodic death metal creeping in here and there.Conceptually, we wanted
a stronger narrative thread. I’ve long been a fan of artists like Ayreon, and it was exciting to experiment with developing different perspectives or characters across the album. At the same time, we didn’t want to overdo it, so it’s more of a “soft concept album.” There’s an underlying arc about pressure, crisis, and response — but the songs still work individually.Personally, becoming a father for the second time definitely affected the writing too. The mix of joy and vulnerability — combined with the general uncertainty in the world right now — naturally pushed the lyrics toward alienation, responsibility and loss of control.
What are your plans for this year? Will you continue to release singles, and is there a new album on the horizon?
Originally the album was supposed to come out this year, but we’ve accepted that an ambitious prog band with jobs and families requires patience.So 2026 is about finishing the second half of the record, releasing singles along the way, and playing shows when possible. The singles work as chapters leading toward the full album.2027 is where we hope to really take it further — especially internationally. – We’d rather build momentum slowly than rush something we’re not ready to stand behind.
In today’s ever-evolving music industry, music alone often doesn’t seem to be enough for a band to truly stand out. Beyond the songs themselves, do you consciously work on defining a broader identity or concept for Advocacy? Or do you believe the music should speak entirely for itself?
I think the honest answer is that the last couple of years have come with a certain reluctant acceptance of being adult — and some of us soon middle-aged — musicians who cannot do this full-time without risking our families or our own mental well-being.There have definitely been moments of stress: waiting for replies from venues, feeling behind on social media, wondering whether we should be posting more constantly. But at some point we had to admit that trying to behave like a 20-year-old algorithm-driven band while having small children and full-time jobs just isn’t realistic.For us, the identity of Advocacy begins with the music and the emotional core of what we’re writing about. The broader concept grows organically from that — through artwork, lyrics, and visual elements — but it has to feel authentic. We would rather focus on creating something meaningful and then build momentum around release cycles, instead of constantly chasing visibility.“Less is more” sounds simple, but it’s difficult in practice. Still, we hope that in a genre like progressive metal, depth and honesty tend to resonate more than constant noise.
Lineup:
Andreas Bek Nygaard Hansen – drums
Søren Wind – guitar
Peter Juelsgaard – bass
Peter Locher – guitar
Søren Kjeldsen – vocals, guitar
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